Adobe FrameMaker SVG File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2022-08-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-38551

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

Adobe FrameMaker versions 2019 Update 8 (and earlier) and 2020 Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Patch / fix

links 1

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb22-42.html advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-23)

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Adobe FrameMaker

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/framemaker/apsb22-42.html
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-35675
NVD CVE-2022-35675

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Summary